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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BostonMike, post: 2133365, member: 7251&quot;]Same applies to early Jefferson nickels.&nbsp; I frequently pick out 1938-1950&#039;s nickels from pocket change all the time.&nbsp; They tend to have a certain &quot;look&quot; when they are that old as looking a little duller and rounded over in features.&nbsp; usually from a glance at my change I can see what i&#039;d presume is an older nickel and frequently is.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I get 50&#039;s dated nickels once a week.&nbsp; 40&#039;s maybe once every couple months and a 1938 or 1939 maybe once a year.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ve gotten a couple silver dimes in change, but I&#039;ve gotten about a dozen or so silver Washington quarters in change...amazingly mostly 40&#039;s dates.&nbsp; Once I got 6 of them at one time.&nbsp; Got two in change, asked for change in quarters and got 4 more!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Couldn&#039;t tell you the last time I got a buffalo nickel, merc dime or SLQ in change, but like you said, you can see those a mile away.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But I sure did a happy dance when I saw a barber quarter in my hand after buying a coffee!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>PS:&nbsp; I do 99% of my commerce out in the world with cash just to simply increase my exposure to getting coins back in change.&nbsp; My friends ask me why I don&#039;t use cards, but getting a silver quarter in change is my exact reason why I stay cash only for the most part. Usually most of the time, i&#039;m just pulling out wheat cents and pre1959 nickels out of change[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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